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Podhradí (Jičín District)

Podhradí
View of Hlásná Lhota and Podhradí from the northwest
View of Hlásná Lhota and Podhradí from the northwest
Coat of arms of Podhradí
Podhradí is located in Czech Republic
Podhradí
Podhradí
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°25′7″N 15°18′38″E / 50.41861°N 15.31056°E / 50.41861; 15.31056
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictJičín
First mentioned1546
Area
 • Total
10.28 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Elevation
358 m (1,175 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
490
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
506 01
Websitewww.mestyspodhradi.cz

Podhradí is a market town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Čejkovice, Hlásná Lhota, Šlikova Ves and Vokšice are administrative parts of Podhradí.

Geography

Podhradí is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of Jičín and 43 km (27 mi) northwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is the hill Veliš at 429 m (1,407 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Podhradí is from 1546.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,423—    
18801,375−3.4%
18901,502+9.2%
19001,530+1.9%
19101,346−12.0%
YearPop.±%
19211,219−9.4%
19301,017−16.6%
1950816−19.8%
1961737−9.7%
1970629−14.7%
YearPop.±%
1980507−19.4%
1991407−19.7%
2001362−11.1%
2011439+21.3%
2021493+12.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The I/32 road from Jičín to Poděbrady passes through the eastern part of the municipal territory.

Sights

Loreto – Chapel of the Virgin Mary

On the Veliš hill is a ruin of the eponymous castle. Although the castle was one of the most important in the region in the Middle Ages, little information about it has been preserved. The castle was founded at the end of the 13th century and was abandoned after 1650. It had strong late Gothic outer fortifications that were among the best in the country at the time. Parts of it have survived to this day, as well as several fragments of the core.[5]

Loreto – the Chapel of the Virgin Mary is located on a small hill in the woods near Podhradí. It was built in the Baroque style in 1694 by the Counts of Schlick.[6]

The Vokšice Castle was built in Vokšice at the end of the 17th century. The early Baroque building was later modified in the Empire style. The Chapel of Saint Rosalia was built next to the castle in the first half of the 19th century. Part of the castle complex is also a valuable granary, built in 1700 according to the design by Jean Baptiste Mathey.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Podhradí" (in Czech). Městys Podhradí. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Hrad Veliš, zřícenina" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  6. ^ "Loreta – kaple Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  7. ^ "Zámek s kaplí, sýpkou a aliančním erbem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-07.